The design of the partially submerged pool is environmentally sensitive and makes for a safe wading area that protects bathers from boaters and currents. With a permeable floor and sides that work as a below-water fence, the twenty-foot diameter wading pool allows river water to flow through it. The entire structure is supported by floating fiberglass seats in rainbow colors.

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Much of the Hudson River is clean enough to swim in and we are working to keep it that way. Learn more about River Pool in this article from Metropolis magazine written by Aki Busch.

Tree Project Halted Due to Sea Level Rise in the Hudson River.

The entire Beacon waterfront was affected by the storm surge in October from Sandy. It brought the river high into Riverfront Park, causing erosion along the shore of the park, especially on the north and northwest edges. The leading edge of the storm surge came half way into the courtyard where our storage sheds are located. There were several feet of water inside the Beacon Sloop Club, and one foot of water inside Scenic Hudson’s River Center at Long Dock Park. The road, parking lot, and entrance to the train station were also flooded. In 2011, Irene and Lee caused extensive flooding at the Beacon waterfront as well.

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RP Board Meetings

The next board meeting will be on Monday, April 13, 7:00 pm, 20 Alder Way,Wappingers Falls, NY

Water Quality

In response to recent concerns about water quality at the floating pool, River Pool at Beacon, Inc., puts the safety of its swimmers first and foremost, whether in terms of water quality or the pool enclosure itself. Since the pool was installed in the river in 2006, the Dutchess County Department of Health has tested the waters of the pool approximately 300 times. Questionable results were received twice and reported to us once. We are working with the DOH to perfect these protocols. Our intent continues to be to keep the pool open during the summer months to introduce children both to the joys of river swimming and to stewardship of the Hudson River.

Remembering Pete

Pete remembered hearing of the floating bathhouses dotting the perimeter of Manhattan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and it was long his dream to have such a flow-through pool in the Hudson River. He was sure that if people came to the river, swam in it, they would learn to care for the river...Read more here.